ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS.

SEC. 3505. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS. (a) In General.—Section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking “and maritime communities”; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking “in communities” and all that follows through the period and inserting “relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries.”; (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) Awards. “(1) In general. In providing assistance under the program, the Administrator shall consider projects that foster— “(A) efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration; and “(B) employee skills and enhanced productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. “(2) Timing of grants. The Administrator shall award grants under this section not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned. “(3) Reuse of unexpended grant funds. Notwithstanding paragraph (2), amounts awarded as a grant under this section that are not expended by the grantee shall remain available to the Administrator for use for grants under this section.” ; (4) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by inserting “to” after “may be used”; and (B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following: “(A) make capital and related improvements in small shipyards; and “(B) provide training for workers in shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries.” ; (5) in subsection (d), by striking “unless” and all that follows before the period; and (6) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (C) in paragraph (1) by striking “Except as provided in paragraph (2),”. (b) [46 U.S.C. 54101] Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 541 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 54101 and inserting the following:“54101. Assistance for small shipyards.”.